Online sellers are more likely to boost their consumer engagement if they are good-looking, according to a new study undertaken by Charles Darwin University (CDU) in collaboration with institutions in China, Vietnam and France.
The study explored the influence of physical attractiveness of sellers who broadcast live streams on the Taobao e-commerce site in China on consumer engagement.
China has the largest live streaming e-commerce market in the world.
Charles Darwin University (CDU) chose International Women's Day to announce the launch of a new Women in Trades mentoring program.
The new program connects young women commencing their apprenticeships with women working in the NT trades sector.
CDU Careers Centre has partnered with the NT chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction to facilitate the new initiative this year, and support female apprentices in non-traditional TAFE disciplines such as construction and transport.
Improving the lives of their people is at the forefront of the aspirations of recent graduates from Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) First Nations Introduction to University Program for Health graduates.
In January and February students embarked on a four-week intensive study and mentoring program, designed to give them foundational skills and knowledge for future studies in health.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and academic integrity were a high priority at Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) 2022 leadership conference at the Katherine Rural Campus.
The three-day Conference, originally scheduled to be held in October 2022 but was rescheduled to early February 2023, addressed the priorities of the University, with aims to define the initiatives that will help CDU achieve its goal of becoming Australia’s most connected university.
A new agreement between Charles Darwin University (CDU) and women’s rights organisation Maiti Nepal has been signed in Nepal on International Women's Day, to support educational opportunities for women and children rescued from trafficking and exploitation.
In a Memorandum of Understanding, CDU will fund scholarships for women to attend vocational and higher education courses in Nepal, and two outstanding students will also receive full scholarships to study at CDU.
A legend was born during the pandemic when a captioning error in the subtitles for an Australian Capital Territory (ACT) COVID-19 press conference saw a reference to Canberrans misspelt as ‘Ken Behrens’.
On the second day of ACT lockdown, the comic relief of Ken Behrens swept across social media. He was embraced by residents of the capital city, and ultimately, absorbed by popular culture as a new term of reference for Canberrans.
Rising supermarket prices could be pushing people to make more unhealthy food choices thanks to aggressive marketing ploys, new research suggests.
A Charles Darwin University (CDU) study into the marketing of unhealthy brands found that unhealthy food brands rewarded shoppers who bought bulk items with significantly cheaper prices per item, while penalising shoppers who purchased smaller volumes of the unhealthy products.